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To ALL wHoM 1r MAY ooNcEnN:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. MONTROSE, of the city ot' New York, andcounty and State of New York,

have invented a certain new and improved Fishing-Pole; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full and exact description thereof.

My pole is a jointed pole, and can be adjusted in one-half the timeconsumed with the ordinary pole, and also does away the liability oreven the possibility of losing or dropping a section in the act ofputting it together. 'lhe invention is also intended to o bviate thediiliculties heretofore experienced in consequence of t .the liabilityof the ordinary jointed fishing-pole to pull apart in the act ofordinary iishing, or more especially in case of an entanglement of theline, so as to require a strong end-pull on the sections. The joints'are permanently connected together bya hinged joint, which is somade anddefended as to be verystrong, and to allow the parts to be folded into avery compact condition.

I will first describe what I consider the best means of carrying out myinvention, and will afterwards designate the points which I beli've tobe new. The accompanying drawings form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 represents my entire pole in three lengths orlsections, folded.

Figure 2 is across-section on the line S S in iig. 1.

Figure 3 is one view of ajoint extended, but not stiffened."

Figure 4 is another view of the same.

Figure 5 shows the pole stiiened.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.

'Iints are employed to aid in distinguishing parts, and 'do not indicatematerials. The material of the wood parts may be ash. The material ofthe metallic p arts may be all brass, with or without silver plating orother ornamentation.' The drawings represent the novel parts, with somuch of the ordinary parts as is necessary to indicate their 4relationthereto. It will be understood that my invention may be provided withany of the approved reels and other devices known to the craft. v

A is the woody portion of the butt or largest section. Al is a metallicferrule, which defends the end against the liability cf being split orotherwise injured. B is a short link or hinged piece jointed to thepiece A at one end by the rivet or pin bl, and to the second piece orsection ofthe pole C by the rivet b2. The second section Cof the pole isprotected at both ends by ferrules, as represented, and is jointed tothe third section E' by the link or hinge-piece D and the pins dit?. Theends ofthe several pieces A, C, and E, are rounded, as represented, andare adapted to fit close together, as also to allow the sections to befolded upon each otherfas represented. t will be observed that thelinked pieces B and Dare allowed to lie parallel to each other, and thatthe plane ofthe hinge-piece D is held at such an angle that when theseveral sections are folded, the section C does not lie exactly at theside of either the piece B, the piece 0,01' the piece A, but rather inthejoint, or opposite to the space between them. This allows the pole tobe folded in a very compact form. When rthenumber of sections isincreased the same principle oi construction may be carried further, soas to involveany number of sections, and the additional sections may bedisposed relatively to the others, so as to form therewith the mostcompact shape, it being generally preferable to make a round bundle, ora bundle which.isslightlyilattcned, or

which is round en one side and at on Athe other.

I believe it unnecessary to point out all of the positions of the jointswhich will be required to effectfthcse several ends. I may suggest,howevei, that in order to make thebundle as nearly round as possiblewhen thev parts are folded together, it may be rwell toextend thesinallendof the section E alittle beyond the sectionsy A and C, s0 that itslink orhinge-piece may extend directly aerossthe ends of thepreviously-folded sections, this bringing the next and additional piecein the oppositcjoint or space on the other side of the sections and C.This condition of the parts is indicated in iig. I.

Having now fully 'described my invention, what I claim as new therein,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is asifollows. l I l I claim asectional 'fishing-pole, having the several sections A, B, C, Ste.,permanently connected by hinged joints, constructed and arrangedrelatively to the sections and to each other, substantially as and so asto fold in the manner herein described.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JAMES H. MONTROSE.

Witnesses:

W. C. DEY, F. A. HAnrcKE.

